{"id":6409,"date":"2010-04-22T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-22T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=6409"},"modified":"2010-04-13T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T20:35:19","slug":"earth-day-april-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/earth-day-april-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day &#8211; April 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/earthday.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6482\" title=\"earthday\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/earthday.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/earthday.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/earthday.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/earthday.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Can you believe that we&#8217;ve been celebrating Earth Day for 40 years?\u00a0 I remember the first one, so I guess that dates me!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, while reading my\u00a0Mid American Energy bill last month, I picked up an easy tip to help save water &#8212; and thus save energy, which in turns\u00a0helps preserve our beautiful planet.\u00a0 Did you realize that a leaky toilet can waste up to 7,000 gallons of water a month?\u00a0\u00a0I didn&#8217;t.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Plus, this is so easy!\u00a0\u00a0 All you do is just put a little food coloring (about a teaspoon) in the tank part of your toilet &#8212; then check it about 15 minutes later.\u00a0 If you then find colored water in the the bowl,\u00a0 you have a slow leak!\u00a0\u00a0(Remember to flush it a few times afterwards, so you don&#8217;t end up with any permanent stains.)<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have any reason to suspect that any of our loos were leaky,\u00a0but apparently, one was &#8212; the\u00a0fancy one\u00a0 (a so-called &#8220;quiet flush&#8221; in the powder room).\u00a0 So now I just needed to replace the flapper valve.\u00a0 And I found out how to do it myself\u00a0 at this website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doityourself.com\/stry\/replacetoilettank\">www.doityourself.com\/stry\/replacetoilettank<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One small leak stopped &#8212; one very small step closer to a healthier earth.\u00a0 What small step can you take?\u00a0 Share your solutions with us and help others to help save our planet, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe that we&#8217;ve been celebrating Earth Day for 40 years?\u00a0 I remember the first one, so I guess that dates me! 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